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Bradley K. Rodgers, a specialist in anesthesiology, has joined the medical staff at Maury Regional Medical Center.

Rodgers received his medical degree from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in Albuquerque.

He completed his internship and residency in anesthesiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.

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Duck River Electric

names new manager

Michael Millraney has been named the new manager of Duck River Electric Membership Corporation’s Manchester district.

He succeeds David Young, who was recently promoted to the post of District Services director for the entire co-op.

Millraney joined DREMC as an automated meter infrastructure project manager in 2013 after working as a systems engineer at Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative in Vonore, Tenn.

With roots in Coffee County, Millraney graduated from Coffee County High School before attending the University of Tennessee where he majored in engineering. He received a degree in electrical engineering in 2010.

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Workforce board to hold meeting

The South Central Tennessee Workforce Board Local Workforce Investment Area Ten will hold a meeting at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Savory Jack’s, 227 North 1st St. in Pulaski.

This quarter’s “Innovation Spotlight” will highlight two new pilot programs administered by the SCTWA. The first program is a Career Pathway pilot working with local employers to train and hire recent High School Equivalency graduates. The second is geared toward providing paid work experiences, or internships, for youth in the eight-county area.

The SCTWB provides oversight for the enactment of the Workforce Investment Act legislation. The Workforce Investment Act represents the first major reform and restructuring of the nation’s federal job training program in 15 years.

The purpose of the legislation is to enable each state and locality to develop a unified training system that will “increase the employment, retention, and earnings by participants, and as a result improve the quality of the workforce, reduce welfare dependency, and enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the nation.”

Forbes magazine has named Murfreesboro-based National HealthCare Corporation one of America’s 100 Most Trustworthy Companies, according to a press release.

NHC Healthcare is an affiliate of NHC in Columbia.

Each year, GMI Ratings provides Forbes with a list of the 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in America. The list is based on GMI’s Accounting &Governance Risk forensic accounting database, which is a tool designed to help investors assess the financial and governance integrity of companies. AGR covers 20,000 companies worldwide.

For the list, GMI reviewed the accounting and governance characteristics of more than 8,000 public companies in North America from the fourth quarter of 2012 through third quarter of 2013. Key factors such as high risk events, revenue and expense recognition methods, SEC actions and bankruptcy risk were considered as indicators of a company’s credibility. The companies that generated the 100 highest scores for trustworthy behavior made the list.

NHC operates several facilities in Columbia, including NHC Healthcare-Hillview, a branch at 101 Walnut Lane and a home care operation at 915 S. James Campbell Blvd.

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State ranks in Top 10

for business friendliness

Tennessee ranked sixth in the nation for business friendliness, according to the third annual Thumbtack.com Small Business Friendliness Survey conducted in partnership with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, according to a press release.

The study drew upon data from more than 12,000 small business owners.

Some of the key findings for Tennessee include:

◆ Tennessee jumped ten spots in the overall friendliness rating from last year, finishing in sixth place nationwide;

◆ Male entrepreneurs in Tennessee were much more optimistic about the outlook for their local economy than female entrepreneurs, rating their outlook 11 percent higher than their female counterparts on average;

◆ Tennessee finished in the top ten in five of the 11 categories that small businesses rated in the survey;

◆ Nashville won accolades from small businesses as the 9th friendliest city out of 82 cities rated;

◆ Tennessee earned a “C” rating on the friendliness of its environmental regulations.

The top rated states overall were Utah, Idaho, Texas, Virginia and Louisiana. The lowest rated were Rhode Island, Illinois, California, Connecticut and New Jersey.

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